Accomplishments by Year

Related Information:

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 2007: A YEAR IN REVIEW

The following highlights EIE's accomplishments in 2007. EIE continues to focus its efforts to "Make the Internet Safer for Children and Families" by employing a three-pronged, preventative approach to raising public awareness and educating the public on Internet safety, advising and encouraging the technology industry to implement viable technology solutions and family-friendly corporate policies, and promoting legal solutions by calling for aggressive enforcement of existing laws and enactment of new laws to stop the exploitation and victimization of our children online.

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT

Internet Safety 101SM Multi-Media Teaching Series

EIE began production of its Internet Safety 101SM multi-media teaching series, a program to educate and empower parents and educators to take action to protect children from Internet dangers. EIE began taping initial off-site interviews with parents, teens, victims, law enforcement, Internet Industry and safety experts, and other authorities.

As part of the program development effort, EIE completed a thorough review and evaluation of existing Internet safety resources available nationally and internationally.

EIE created a multi-disciplinary advisory board from around the country to ensure that our message contains the most accurate, up-to-date content. EIE Advisory Board members include experts in law enforcement, education, psychology, and the Internet industry, as well as victims of online exploitation who travel the country sharing their tragic stories of abuse.

Media and Public Relations

In response to local and national media requests and inquiries, EIE president Donna Rice Hughes and other EIE spokespersons regularly provide interviews and commentary on various issues and events related to the topic of Internet safety and the dangers that unprotected youth encounter online. The following is a partial list of interviews and commentary provided in 2007:

Associated Press

ABC News Radio

Arts & Entertainment Television

Business Week

Business Week Online

CBS Evening News

CBN Newswatch

Christian Broadcasting Network

CNBC - On The Money

Family News & Focus

Fox & Friends

Glamour Magazine

Internet News.com

Internet Daily

Ladies Home Journal

National Press Club - MySpace press event

National Review Online

New York Times

O Magazine

Reuters News Service

Wall Street Journal

Washington Internet Daily

Washington Times

WMAL Radio

World Net Daily

G. Gordon Liddy Radio

WUSA Channel 9 News

WVIE Radio Baltimore

IRIE Radio Jamaica

Speaking Engagements & Events

EIE's Heart-to-Heart
before the guests arrivedTo educate and equip parents to protect their children from Internet pornography, sexual predators and other dangers, EIE continued to provide Internet safety presentations and seminars to interested groups and organizations (religious, secular, public and private) throughout America. The following Internet Safety 101SM presentations were given during the most recent reporting period in 2007:

Virginia PTA Annual Convention (Portsmouth, VA)--EIE President Donna Rice Hughes gave the keynote address and publicly announced EIE's partnership with the Virginia PTA on the Internet Safety 101SM program designed to empower the Commonwealth's parents so that "No Virginia Child is Left Unprotected."

American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) (Tele-seminar)--EIE President Donna Rice Hughes addressed national AWRT members in a special tele-seminar titled: "Listen In Before You Log On: Internet Safety Tips from the Experts".

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Left to right: U.S. Atty. Mary Beth Buchanan, Alicia and Mary Kozakiewicz, and EIE President Donna Rice Hughes

Standing: House of Hope Founder & President Sara Trollinger, EIE President Donna Rice Hughes. Seated: Teenagers who shared their online experiences with EIE

Government, Legal and Law Enforcement Forums

Council for National Policy -EIE President Donna Rice Hughes served on Internet safety panel, which included Sheriff Mike Brown from Operation Blue Ridge Thunder

Online Child Protection Roundtable at British Embassy--Participated in discussions organized by the Internet Content Rating Association and a delegation of British members of Parliament

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Research Cluster (CESC) Conference--EIE President Donna Rice Hughes addressed Justice Officials and the nation's leading researchers at the inaugural meeting, sponsored by OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), offering an aggregate of information from the field addressing gaps in the research community.

Department of Education, Educational Technology Leadership Conference (Roanoke, VA)--EIE President Donna Rice Hughes presented information about EIE's Internet Safety: Empowering Parents program in the Conference "Spotlight Session". The session will assist school divisions as they develop policies that include a component on Internet Safety for students.

Faith-Based Forums

Outreach & Communications

EIE continues to explore creative and innovative methods to reach parents and empower them to take action to protect their children online.

Produced monthly "For the Sake of the Children" e-mail blasts to communicate Internet safety information to web user community

Produced more than 15 radio PSA spots that feature an EIE "Rules 'N ToolsSM Tip of the Day" distributed through Salem Stations, USA Radio, WMAL, WAVA, other Salem Communications stations, Clear Channel Broadcasting and others

EIE continually updates and maintains its two inter-connected websites, http://www.enough.org & http://www.protectkids.com, which serve as a reliable source to public, media and the government on Internet safety information.

TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

EIE President Donna Rice Hughes with Steve Clementi, Director of Public Affairs for VerizonEnough Is Enough® continues to work closely with the technology community to develop and implement new viable solutions to diminish the threat of illegal pornography, sexual predators, cyberbullying and other Internet threats on the Internet.

Updated Internet industry leaders on Internet safety Rules 'N ToolsSM to help them protect their customers.

Worked with new technology groups like IMSafer and Crisp Thinking to reach parents with their important products.

Reported unwanted content, explicit sites, violations of use policies, and Internet danger concerns to ISPs and social networking sites.

LEGAL COMMUNITY

EIE continued to promote legal solutions to protect children and families from Internet dangers through work with government leaders at the state and national level. In support of these initiatives, EIE has worked with the following:

U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives

EIE has worked with Congress to support the KIDS Act of 2007, which would require registered sex offenders to register their online identifiers on the National Sex Offender Database.

EIE worked with Congress to highlight the SAFER Net Act and the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act which would fund programs to increase education and awareness about Internet safety issues.

EIE worked with Congress to educate members on complementary, quality Internet safety organizations and programs by supporting legislation to offer increased funding for competitive grants for Internet safety.

EIE continued to advise House and Senate members on new developments in technology, the Internet industry, teen online culture, and Internet dangers to better support congressional press, legislative, and constituent-focused projects.

National Cyber Security Awareness (NCSA) Month: EIE continued to work with legislators in the House and Senate to support recognition of NCSA Month.

EIE provided key research to the VA AG to better support efforts to develop youth and parent-focused elements to deliver to parents in the Commonwealth.

White House

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: EIE President Donna Rice Hughes participated in the White House event which supports the rights of all women and girls to live in peace and dignity, to end violence and other forms of oppression against all communities of women and their children, and to work with faith-based and community organizations to assist all victims of sexual exploitation, oppression, and violence.